3,651 Reply by Roger Guppy

(18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I totally agree with Ken. If you think about this logically making 100 CDs and giving them out is presenting the work to very few people. There are many people like me that have cover versions on YouTube which, theoretically is available to millions. If anyone is going to hounded it will be the users of YouTube (and similar) and these sites would be closed down.

Also with YouTube many of the known artists videos on there are direct copies from their CD or TV put up by fans, now that, I am sure, is a violation of copyright, and what gets done about it - NOTHING.

I am quite happy to leave my cover versions on YouTube and hand out my CDs, I think you have nothing to worry about.

Roger

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3,652 Topic by Roger Guppy

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Most of you know that I am a sucker for the slow songs, the romantic ones, the sad ones, so by way of a change I wrote this song. And look only 4 chords too.

I apologise for the rubbish lead guitar instrumental in advance as I know many of you could have done far better (but we all have to learn lol)

Recording at: http://www.myspace.com/rogerguppy

Roger


Who Wants You Baby?by Roger Guppy


4/4 medium rock, 120bpm






Intro:


[E][A][E][B7]


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.


Verse 1:




[E]Some one out there [A]is the one,


[E]Some place he is waiting for [B7]you,


[E]Some time you'll meet and [A]you will know,


[E]Some day your [B7]dreams will come [E]true. [E7]


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.


Chorus:



[A]Who wants you [E]baby?


[A]Who will be your [B7]man?


[A]Who's the one who [E]loves you?


[A]Who'll give you all that he [B7]can?


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Verse 2:




[E]When it will happen is [A]anyone's guess,


[E]When it comes it'll be out of the [B7]blue,


[E]When you meet you will [A]know right away,


[E]When that day comes he'll [B7]feel like [E]you. [E7]


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Chorus:



[A]Who wants you [E]baby?


[A]Who will be your [B7]man?


[A]Who's the one who [E]loves you?


[A]Who'll give you all that he [B7]can?


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Instrumental:




[E][A][E][B7]


[E][A][E][B7] [E][E7]


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.


Chorus:



[A]Who wants you [E]baby?


[A]Who will be your [B7]man?


[A]Who's the one who [E]loves you?


[A]Who'll give you all that he [B7]can?


.


.


Verse 3:




[E]I am the one who is [A]waiting for you,


[A]I will give you my love which is [B7]true,


[E]I have been searching for [A]all of my life,


[E]I am the one who's [B7]waiting just for [E]you.



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3,653 Reply by Roger Guppy

(12 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Ken I will look forward to recieving it. A 4 track recording device can save a lot of time and make a lot big to the finished song. Have fun.

Roger

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3,654 Reply by Roger Guppy

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi marcalan,

Just gave your song a whirl. F#sus4#5?? I am afraid I just used Bm but it sounded OK to me. Good lyrics and chord progression, well done.

Roger

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3,655 Reply by Roger Guppy

(12 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Ken, when I built my computer I put a Creative F-Xi sound card in it, not the cheapest but it gave me plenty of connections at the front of my PC with superb software, and I record everything through it.

Surely there is software with yourPXR4? If not try looking at: http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?A_PROD_NO=PXR4 there may be software for recording there.

Roger

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3,656 Reply by Roger Guppy

(7 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I would beg to differ. I have a Fender electro/acoustic with a cutaway and before I bought it I sampled many guitars with and without a cutaway. Unplugged the Fender had as much volume as any of them, more than a lot of them and a better tone (to my ears) which was why I bought it.

Roger

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3,657 Reply by Roger Guppy

(12 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Hi Ken,

I have just looked at the Korg spec for the PXR4 and it can play back 4 channels simultaneously so you can record it to your PC in one go, no doubt controlling the balance of each track as you do. It is very different from my Tascam tape unit so I am afraid I cannot help with specifics on the procedure but I hope someone else can.

Roger

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3,658 Reply by Roger Guppy

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Great James,

This recording lark is becoming second nature to you now. You will soon have to open a second MySpace to be able to keep them on for a while lol

Roger

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3,659 Reply by Roger Guppy

(23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

OldLaughingLady wrote:

I got my first guitar at age 15, which was 35 years ago. Does that make me an old-timer too?

I am 10 years older than you and I certainly am not an 'old-timer' yet. You are still a kid.:lol:

Roger

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3,660 Reply by Roger Guppy

(25 replies, posted in Song requests)

Apart from the ones written by James McCormick, Jeff Gilpin, Helena Donovan and the other Chordie songwriters (including myself, of course) it has got to be:


BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY by QUEEN

Roger

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3,661 Reply by Roger Guppy

(3 replies, posted in Song requests)

Thanks evsynator,

I have waved my magic wand and moved it for coolfred.

Hi coolfred,

Welcome to Chordie, unfortunately I am unable to help you with this request but I hope someone can.

Roger

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3,662 Reply by Roger Guppy

(12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Hi Les,

I am so pleased to hear that you are getting back to normal.

Best wishes,

Roger

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3,663 Reply by Roger Guppy

(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Unexpected, out of the blue, praise is the best sort. I bet you were walking on clouds for the rest of the day.

Roger

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3,664 Reply by Roger Guppy

(24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

But I am sure will travel back with a big smile on her face and her heart racing, impatient to get home to be able to thank you properly. Having candles lit for when she arrives home might be an good idea.

Roger

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3,665 Reply by Roger Guppy

(10 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Hi evsynator,

Yes you can do it on Chordie. The safest was is to transfer the song to your Songbook and do the editing there as you can take your time and save halfway through if you wish. When you are happy that it is right highlight and copy it, go to the bottom of the page of the original song and click on 'Correct song' you can paste your corrected version and delete the wrong one.

Roger

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3,666 Reply by Roger Guppy

(31 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Each
Apple
Dropped
Goes
Bad
Eventually

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3,667 Reply by Roger Guppy

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks Helena,

You are right of course, I am, I admit it.

Rhiannon I am glad you like what I have done with your song. Now all that remains is for me to remove the stilettos and lippy lol and for you to record it for FoC, it is really a ladies song after all.

Roger

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3,668 Reply by Roger Guppy

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Jeff,

A lovely Valentine song, it plays very well, thank you.

Roger

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3,669 Reply by Roger Guppy

(10 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Hi evsynator,

If you wish, you could edit the song to add the missing chords (in the original key) and save it. It is easy then to transpose to your key and print. The big advantage is that it will be there for anyone else to use and have a note at the bottom saying that you had improved the song.

Take care,

Roger

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3,670 Reply by Roger Guppy

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

As promiced I arrived home and recorded your song. It is a 'one take' so you can hear the melody I put to the chords and of course it is on FoC:

http://www.myspace.com/friendsofchordie

Roger

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3,671 Reply by Roger Guppy

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Riannon,

I had a further thought last night.

If you want a more conventional song lay out the first and second verses can be combined to verse one, then the chorus. What is now the third verse could have something like "Her hand trembled as she placed it on his, But it felt so very right, Just then the moon broke through a cloud, And bathed them in it's warm light." (I am no too happy about the moon thing as it has not been mentioned before). Then the chorus again and it will need four lines of what she said before that is at present the fourth verse. This will make it three verses with a chorus between each and the chorus and verse wil be the same length.

Over to you now, it is your song, so if you want the extra adding think about what you you would like there.

Roger

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3,672 Reply by Roger Guppy

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Rhiannon,

I have had a chance to do some more work on this song and come to an Internet Café to show you the results. If you do like it I will record it when I get back to my own PC. I have altered the chords and added 2 verses and two choruses. Each chord is one bar long so you will see that the chorus's are twice as long as the verses, a little unusual but I think that it works.

Roger



His Valentine Rose Rhiannon Gilson and Roger Guppy


4/4, slow with feeling




Intro:


[Am] [Em] [F] [G]


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.


Verse 1:


[Am]She gazed into his [Em]emerald eyes,


[F]Not knowing what to [C]see,


His [F]expression remained [C]oblivious,


To the [F]lovely romantic [G]scene.


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.


Verse 2:




But [Am]suddenly and unex[Em]pectedly,


With a [F]flourish, he gave her a [C]rose,


And [F]smiled as her [C]face lit up,


For it's a [F]red one that he'd [G]chose. [G]


.


.


Chorus:



[F]Wild thoughts were [G]rushing through her [C] mind, [Am]


[F]Does he know what's [G]meant with a rose of [C]red, [G]


[F]Today is [G]February the [C]fourteenth, [Am]


[F]Her heart was [G]racing as she [C]said. [G]



.


.


Verse 3:




[Am] I thank you for this [Em]beautiful rose,


[F]It was such a sur[c]prise,


[F]I will always re[C]member this day,


Un[F]til the day that I [G]die.[G]


.


.


Chorus:



[F]Wild thoughts were [G]rushing through her [C] mind, [Am]


[F]Does he know what's [G]meant with a rose of [C]red, [G]


[F]Today is [G]February the [C]fourteenth, [Am]


[F]Her heart was [G]racing as she [C]said. [G]


.


.


Verse 4:




[Am]Thank you for the [Em]rose again


[F]I don't want it to [C]die


[F]Will we see each [C]other again?


[F]'Cause I want [G]you to be my [C]guy.



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3,673 Reply by Roger Guppy

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Rhiannon,

I think 'emerald eyes' sounds more romantic than 'green eyes' but if you disagree change it back. These are the chords I have put to it and the last line is slowed down to finish.

I will take this with me to work on while I am away and look in again on when I am back with what I have done.



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3,674 Reply by Roger Guppy

(2 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Fujicrow,

The wire wound strings will be affected by the grease and sweat from your fingers and also corrosion. It collects in the grooves and eventually you can hear that they need changing. Plain wire strings are similarly affected.

Plain nylon strings however are not affected in the same way and so do not need changing as often. When I had a classical guitar I would change the plain nylon ones every second or third time I replaced the wire wound ones.

Roger

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3,675 Reply by Roger Guppy

(5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Welcome back Rebel,

I was beginging to wonder where you were and I am pleased it was nothing more than a PC repair keeping you away.

Roger

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